Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eye rhyme

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: eye- rhyme
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pair of words (or syllables) that, because of their spelling, look as if they rhyme but, because of different pronunciation, do not. Many eye rhymes are historic rhymes.

Etymology

Compound of eye + rhyme.

Inflected Forms

eye rhymes (plural)

Synonyms

sight rhyme

Questions

What does eye rhyme mean?: A pair of words (or syllables) that, because of their spelling, look as if they rhyme but, because of different pronunciation, do not. Many eye rhymes are historic rhymes.
Where does eye rhyme come from?: Compound of eye + rhyme.

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